Boćki
Boćki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Church of Saints Joseph and Anthony | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°2′E / 52.650°N 23.033°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Boćki |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,500 |
Boćki [ˈbɔt͡ɕkʲi] is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Boćki. It lies approximately 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Bielsk Podlaski and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 1,719 people, among whom 744 were Roman Catholic, 239 Orthodox, 11 Evangelical and 725 Mosaic. At the same time, 1,065 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 44 Belarusian, 2 Russian and 608 Jewish. There were 305 residential buildings in the village at the time.
There is an 18th-century Orthodox Church of Intercession of the Theotokos located there. It suffered significant damage during World War II when both towers and the roof collapsed due to German shelling. In 1943, it was provisionally reconstructed. The original appearance of the building was restored during a comprehensive renovation between 1999 and 2002. It is the only brick Orthodox church with two towers in the Podlachia region.